About me
With over thirty years of experience as a classroom teacher, department head, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent, Tim currently serves as the Dean of Education at Concordia University of Edmonton working with pre-service teachers and leading a Master of Educational Leadership program. Tim earned his Doctorate in Education at the University of Portland in 2020. His dissertation centered on increasing the self-efficacy of school-based leaders, particularly assistant principals. Tim is passionate about leadership development, mentorship, systems change and improvement. He has over 35 years of experience with the Royal Canadian Navy (Reserve) as a Naval Warfare Officer including three years as commanding officer of HMCS NONSUCH in Edmonton. He currently serves as Senior Staff officer of Outreach for Western Region. In his spare time Tim writes poetry, enjoys playing bass guitar, contemplates life on the golf course, and has recently deepened his passion for life-long learning by achieving his advanced open-water scuba diving qualification.
